> > Hi Ezra, > > > > looking inside the kmz file, > > http://www.cstars.miami.edu/media/20100613_Envisat_PM.kmz > > > > It appears that the image is actually a PNG file. The kml file > > references this as a groundOverlay with bounds: for example:
On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 02:53:24PM -0400, Raj Singh wrote: > Looks to me like the PNGs referenced in the KML are 2 logos and a small image > preview icon. > The actual image file seems to be called 20100614151937_Envisat_VV.tif, but I > can't figure out the full web URL. That's because it doesn't have one. (At least, not one that the KML uses.) the <name> tag is just a descriptive element; the actual 'icon' (image) is the small_scaled.png file included in the KMZ file, Tim was right. -- Chris > > <north>32.4216794699724</north> > > <south>23.59737906433506</south> > > <east>-84.32169599536186</east> > > <west>-90.33200805674051</west> > > > > Using this information it should be possible to view it in most GIS > > systems, or at least to convert it to a GeoTIFF using GDAL perhaps. > > > > Hope this helps! > > > > Tim > > > > On 14 June 2010 14:16, Ezra Boyd <ebo...@tigers.lsu.edu> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Everyone, > >> I need help in importing or converting a .kmz file so that I can view it in > >> my GIS. > >> I work for a small environmental NGO in coastal Louisiana, and we are > >> currently assisting emergency responders tackling BP's oil spill. One of > >> my > >> tasks is surveillance of oil streamers and globules as they approach the > >> coast. To help with this, I am using radar satellite imagery obtained from > >> CSTARS (https://www.cstars.miami.edu/.) > >> The website provides downloadable .kmz files. When I open these files in > >> an > >> GeoBrowser, I can view a georeferenced .tif image. However, I have not > >> figured out how to get geotiff into my GIS, where I can overlay winds, > >> currents, tides, and waves to project likely movement of observed oil > >> globules. > >> I have tried exporting the image in Google Earth, Nasa Worldwind and ArcGIS > >> Explorer. I have also tried opening the .kmz in a half dozen or so GIS > >> viewers. I have also tried converting the file using GDAL. I have also > >> tried changed the file extension .zip and then uncompressing it. None of > >> these attempts have worked. > >> Please let me know if you how to extract the .tif file embedded in the > >> .kmz. > >> Thanks, > >> Ezra > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss mailing list > >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Christopher Schmidt Web Developer _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss